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Eminem-produced Michigan Central concert in Detroit to star Diana Ross, Jack White, more
(Detroit Free Press) It could be one for the ages: A blockbuster, all-star celebration of Detroit music will bring Diana Ross, Jack White, Big Sean and a host of other top names to the restored Michigan Central train station as the historic site launches its grand reopening for a global audience.
Eminem and his manager, Paul Rosenberg, are billed as executive producers of the Thursday night show. The concert is spearheaded by Ford Motor Co., which spent nearly $1 billion to renovate the site and unveiled the artist roster Monday morning after weeks of buildup.
Branded as “Live From Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central,” the event will stream live on Peacock, then air Sunday on NBC as a prime-time special.
The 90-minute, genre-spanning concert — whose lineup includes hip-hop duo Slum Village, gospel stars Kierra Sheard and the Clark Sisters, techno-house DJ Theo Parrish and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra — will mark the biggest convergence of hometown star power on one Detroit stage in decades. .................(more)
https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2024/06/03/michigan-central-station-concert-opening-eminem-jack-white-lineup-artists/73897014007/
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WOW! Our Peter Maxwell took this photo of a rainbow over a lit-up Michigan Central Station this morning. The station officially reopens to the public for tours this weekend after being closed for decades.
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WOW is right!
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